The nationwide campaign is gaining momentum, especially at the local level.
The Democrat-led movement to lower the legal voting age to 16 — or in some cases even younger — is gaining momentum nationwide, scoring local victories while winning the support of lawmakers and activists on the political left.
The campaign’s latest win came in Boston, where the City Council on Wednesday approved a petition allowing 16- and 17-year-old residents to vote in municipal elections.
The petition will now be sent to the Massachusetts Legislature for approval, which isn’t guaranteed. Several other towns and cities in Massachusetts have voted for similar proposals, which then failed to pass the state House.
Progressive members of the City Council argued that lowering the voting age would help young people build a habit of voting and make them more likely to continue being politically engaged later in life.
“We don’t apply a maturity index to the right to vote for any other age,” City Councilor Kenzie Bok, who sponsored the petition, told the Boston Globe. “Having the opportunity to vote is what gives our 16- and 17-year-olds a chance to engage meaningfully.”
Democrats are desperate for unending control.
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Hell NO !!! They are still MINORS !!!! GOTCHA Can they have Sex at 16 , Be drafted , NO
They are still KIDS !!! Nope
they also want even Illegals to vote ! hell no
Funny that they have said adult republican women are “controlled” by their husbands or other male family members and are forced or coerced to vote a certain way…yet children who have a hard time deciding what to wear to school are going to be able to cast a thoughtful, intelligent vote with no parental influence? Wow…just wow.
Yeah, they have such good judgement and are so knowledgeable at 16.
And they’re so very ripe for manipulation by fake promises and well chosen lies.
But can’t own a firearm until they are 21